The longer ice hangs around in your freezer the more chance it has to pick up an odd odor or taste.
Rubber ice cube trays smell.
You may wish to consider going back to good old fashioned ice cube trays too.
If your ice cubes have started to taste a little funny it s because they ve absorbed the odors of frozen food in your freezer.
If your ice cube trays smell bad even after a good washing it s time to get new ice cube trays.
You can get rid of both germs and absorbed odors easily by using either a vinegar or baking soda solution.
Just be sure your ice trays are silicone and not rubber which will melt in a hot oven.
In researching our guide to ice cube trays some of my colleagues tried soaking a smelly ice tray in vinegar and water for an hour before rinsing it and found that the freezer smell was slightly.
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Baking is a great method for removing even strong odors from ice trays.
I have had these for over a year washed them thoroughly in soap and water but they still have the same smell and flavor.
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That aroma is just going to go right into your ice.
For this reason you should only leave them in the freezer until the water has frozen completely or at most a few days.
If ice hangs around longer than that toss it into a sealed freezer bag to protect it.
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Over time ice cube trays get dirty and harbor germs.
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For optimal flavor you should store your ice only for about a week.
If those are really stinky consider soaking them in vinegar.
Silicone and rubber ice trays smell worse than other types of trays at times because the materials absorb odors easier than say a stainless steel ice cube tray.
The sweethome team discovered through extensive.
The problem is these trays have a very plasticy smell and the ice cubes take on the flavor such that it alters the flavor of a drink when the cube melts fully.